>> but that was very short-lived because he was out -- i want to say within the next day. >> reporter: two weeks later, leon and meghan appeared in court. the judge granted that protective order. he then ordered leon to be arrested again, on the spot. this time for stalking. as officers read leon his rights, meghan was surprised to see a familiar face in the gallery. >> i noticed valerie was sitting in the stands, which i thought was odd. >> reporter: valerie mcdaniel, a successful veterinarian in town, recently divorced from her husband of 19 years, mack. meghan met valerie, mack, and their daughter when their marriage was falling apart. >> she would come over and have martinis. and she would be over a lot. we went to a couple nightclubs and things like that. seemed like a nice person. >> reporter: how did leon act around valerie? >> like it was anybody else. >> reporter: but that was then. on this day in court, meghan thought leon and valerie looked like a couple.